
In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a "family" as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others. In the process, a political prisoner who hasn't seen his wife for twenty years and a disaffected sugarcane cutter fall in love. An excitable brother and a lovestruck cop contribute to the general confusion. The inevitable humorous romantic entaglements ensue as a final confrontation is set up.... (Full plot summary below)
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In an attempt to secure a sponsor, an unlikely group of Cuban refugees become a "family" as the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives families priority over others. In the process, a political prisoner who hasn't seen his wife for twenty years and a disaffected sugarcane cutter fall in love. An excitable brother and a lovestruck cop contribute to the general confusion. The inevitable humorous romantic entaglements ensue as a final confrontation is set up.
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| USA TodayMike ClarkMira Nair's Mississippi Masala found humor in ethnic chaos, and the Indian-born director does so again. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawSensuous and lush with a hint of Allende's magical realism in the bleeding of a man's broken heart and a string of rose petals trailing a line along the belly of a new lover. |
| VarietyEmanuel LevyMira Nair's consistent exploration of the search for home is admirable, but her movie is burdened by an unconvincing ensemble that's unable to elevate the serio-comic exploration of Cuban immigrants into a poignant tale. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Anne BillsonWith non-Hispanic principal actors and Indian-born Mira Nair directing, this garish romance is a bit of an ethnic pot-pourri, but it's not quite as annoying as it sounds. Huston, in particular, gives it a touch of genuine class. |
| User ReviewFOXXYSKYYI loved this movie, it is just a good movie and shows the interesting ways people come together sometimes through equal struggles! |
| User ReviewGustavo RI think they did a good job, but got sad when I saw Celia Cruz.......I miss her musica!!!! |
| User ReviewMarrick AThe most touching and socially timely movie of our time. Claro que se trata de cubanos pero we have a country full of emigrants who need the same level of compassion and acceptance as the The Perez Family regardless of national origin. |
| User ReviewChristine SMarisa was a little over-the-top, but I loved her performance anyway. She was sexy, sultry, primal, everything her character was supposed to be. Alfred Molina and his honest and open face, and his soulful and sexy dark eyes...he was perfection. This movie was highly enjoyable, and left me in need of a cold shower! |
| User ReviewElisa MLove this movie! If you're a fan of Mira Nair, then this is definitely a movie to add to your collection |
| User ReviewEileen SI really liked it funny sexy and interesting historical context |